Just how good are public sector pensions - and should we protect them?
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus: The questions financial planners are being asked after the Budget... and the answers
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dust has settled on the Budget but while we now know what Rachel Reeves plans for our finances, ...
What does the Budget mean for you... and how bad was it?
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the endless speculation, the Budget finally arrived this week. Rachel Reeves seemed happy with...
Nvidia report bumper results - why does it matter and is an AI bubble set to burst?
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia is the talk of the town after posting better than expected earnings results - has the chip ma...
What does unemployment data, GDP figures and market moves say about the economy?
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we've had some worrying looking unemployment figures and disappointing GDP growth. Meanwhi...
Never mind the B*****, here's the other financial stuff
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can you do a financial podcast and not mention the Budget right now? No, not really. But you can giv...
Will Rachel Reeves dare to hike income tax?
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite repeated assurances that Labour would not break its election manifesto by hiking income tax,...
Could you become an Isa millionaire? Meet the man who did it in his 30s
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dream of becoming an Isa millionaire will be a common ambition among many This is Money podcast ...
Should Rachel Reeves keep her tax promises - or just break them?
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Reeves is in a sticky position ahead of the Budget. Forecasts suggest she will need £30bil...
Why investors are worried about a giant AI bubble - and what happens if it bursts
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI hype is still driving share prices higher but there are a growing number of voices warning of a s...
How to get a good job that's in demand... and AI won't steal
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Britain's weather is famous for its ability to go from stunning to downright miserable in the blink ...
What is revenge saving and could it help you build up a pot of cash?
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the latest social media craze, allegedly... revenge saving. But what on earth is it and can it ...
Bonus episode: The big questions people are asking on pensions and inheritance tax - and the answers
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pensions and inheritance are at the forefront of many people's minds ahead of the Budget. In her la...
Should you try to take a big jump up the property ladder?
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First-time buyers are borrowing big to try to skip the first rungs of the property ladder and buy bi...
How much do you need to earn to be rich?
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Britain is suffering from an epidemic of people who are theoretically rich saying that they don't fe...
Interview: Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson speaks to Simon Lambert
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, Greg Jackson knows more about Britain's household energy t...
The delayed Budget, the stamp duty row and the gilts wobble – what is going on?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s September, it’s back to work, back to school and back to mild chaos. This week saw a delay...
Would you move to Dubai to get away from tax hikes?
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dubai is doing its best to draw in disillusioned young Britons, offering cut-price properties, visa ...
Will there really be a new property tax - and how would it work?
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re still a couple of months away from the Autumn Budget, but already the rumour mill is in over...
Down valuations are on the rise - should it worry buyers and sellers?
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Down valuations are on the rise, so what happens if you and your mortgage lender don't agree on your...
Interest rate decision divides Bank of England - what does it tell us about the economy?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bank of England has cut interest rates again, but this time, the decision wasn’t straightforwa...
The 37 taxes you pay and why it now takes £3.1m to feel 'wealthy'
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While the average household pays £16,700 in direct tax on income, our audit shows this is just th...
When will you be able to retire... and will it be with a state pension?
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A stark warning has been sounded that the state pension age could have to rise to 74 for those under...
Mortgage help or mortgage madness? What six times salary loans will mean
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you solve a problem like high house prices without sinking the economy? That's a conundrum th...
Has the cash Isa been saved for good... or is a cut still coming?
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The slashing of the cash Isa was considered a nailed on certainty in next week's Mansion House speec...
One year in... has Labour been a success for our finances?
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it time to dump your Premium Bonds?
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The nation's favourite savings product has just got a little less generous. The prize rate on NS&am...
How to sort your finances: From budgeting, to savings and pensions
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How would you spend a lottery jackpot?
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do with £208million? Ahead of another Euromillions rollover, This is Money spoke to ...
How far would you go to avoid your personal tax raid?
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tax is an increasingly taxing subject for many people who feel hard done by as Britain’s complicat...
Has Nationwide found a winning formula with its cash bonuses?
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Banks have many tricks up their sleeves to try to attract customers and reward loyalty but Britain's...
The great wealth transfer - and to do with a windfall
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What red flags do you need to spot before you buy a home - and how do you find them?
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How long did you take looking round your home before you put an offer in for it? The average prospec...
How low will interest rates go - and what does it mean for you?
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the bond market so powerful?
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to investing, it's stock markets that regularly hog the headlines but it's government ...
Banks want to lend you a bigger mortgage - but is that a good idea?
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Major banks are tweaking their rules to allow borrowers to get bigger mortgages, while a new upstart...
Is it finally time for the UK stock market to shine?
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amid Donald Trump's tariff madness, there may be a silver lining for British investors. With Americ...
Are two-year mortgages fashionable again - and why are first-time buyers borrowing less from family?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, two-year fixes were the mortgage of choice for most homeowners - but borrowers piled into...
Trump tariff shock rocks the markets: What happens next?
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Markets around the world have slumped, the dollar weakened and fears mount of a global recession, af...
What the Spring Statement means for your finances
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Reeves is back to where she started after the Spring Statement, with her £9.9billion of budg...
Rachel Reeves is between a rock and a hard place - will it cost you more tax?
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Reeves is due to deliver her Spring Statement next week and it's probably safe to say this is...
How worried should investors be about the Trump slump?
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors this week have been hit by the 'Trump Slump.' Why is the US President rattling markets and...
Pension gurus on top-ups and sums behind a comfortable retirement
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People with gaps in their state pension records have just one more month to take advantage of a spec...
How much do you need to earn to feel rich?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you earn a six figure salary then you have a far bigger income than most of the population. That...
Inflation strikes back: How worried do we need to be?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should cash Isas be made less generous to encourage us to invest more?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The future of the cash Isa has been in the spotlight of late, with rumours the Chancellor could tink...
Will interest rates keep falling and can we dodge recession?
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bank of England has delivered another rate cut but big questions remain over what happens next? ...
Is current account switching boom driven by cash carrots on offer from banks - or something else?
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than a million people switched current account last year - the second time it has ticked over t...
Should you avoid a 40-year mortgage? The rise of long-life loans
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much money are homeowners now making when they sell?
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much homeowners are making when they come to sell up is shrinking - new data shows home-selling ...
What’s gone wrong for the UK's finances, is it Rachel Reeves’ fault and how bad is it?
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You have to feel for Rachel Reeves. After establishing a solid reputation in opposition, things have...
Why aren't energy bills going down - and what to do if your smart meter goes mad
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a not very happy start to the new year, Ofgem's energy price cap went up on 1 January from £1,71...
A decade of the This is Money podcast in our special live epsiode
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a special epsiode, we hosted our first live podcast at our offices to celebrate a decade of dis...
Going local with Alastair Humphreys - how to have a money saving adventure close to home
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special bonus episode of the This is Money Podcast, Simon Lambert catches up with Alastair H...
What happened to our finances in 2024 - and what comes next in 2025?
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are we getting a fair deal on energy bills?
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How rich do you feel - and does a £100,000 salary still make you wealthy?
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much spare cash do you have to spend? A new index shows we typically have £836 in disposable in...
What next for house prices and is it harder to buy a home now vs 1974?
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
House price predictions for next year have started to roll in, so where do the experts think they ar...
Are interest rate cuts about to stall?
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation's spell below the Bank of England's 2 per cent target has been brief and the latest CPI fi...
Why have crypto prices soared in the past week - and do you need to pay tax on profits?
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crypto has been a little quiet of late. Out of the spotlight, minding its own business. But Donald ...
What President Trump means for your money - and the TiM podcast's tenth birthday
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump is back. The US election finally came to a head this week and rather than the knife-...
Bonus episode: The big Budget pension and investing questions answered
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special bonus episode of the This is Money Podcast, Rob Morgan, chief analyst at Charles Sta...
What does the Budget mean for you - and did Rachel Reeves do a good job?
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Reeves' maiden Budget this week saw the first-ever female chancellor make £40billion of swee...
Private vs public sector pensions - and how to avoid a race to the bottom
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would YOU do if you were Chancellor for the Budget?
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you voted Labour or not, with any new government, there is a sense of optimism. Things can o...
Can we turn pension saving into a fix for our finances?
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How to manage your money - and what we do with ours
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How well do you manage your money? Where would you rate your budgeting, saving, investing and pensio...
Should you invest in a work pension or Sipp? Steve Webb and Simon Lambert in a bonus podcast cut
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The This is Money podcast recently welcomed Sir Steve Webb for a special episode where he answered l...
How to protect your finances before the Budget (and what to avoid)
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What you need to know about pensions with Steve Webb
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Steve Webb has been This is Money's pensions agony uncle for the past eight years - and this wee...
Don’t make these savings mistakes – how to make more of your cash
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you keep savings in your current account? It’s an easy trap to fall into, with a third of peopl...
The way to beat inheritance tax (but what's the catch?)
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inheritance tax- punches above it s weight. It is paid by only a small minority of estates, yet mana...
Could you get hit by a Labour tax raid?
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A bad news Budget looks to be on the cards after Labour continued to pour cold water on optimism its...
Gold price hits record high - should you invest in the precious metal?
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gold has hit record highs this week and has rocketed so far this year. What’s driving the price an...
What does the latest inflation data mean for our finances for the rest of 2024?
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the consumer prices index measure of inflation nudged higher to 2.2 per cent. But what d...
Will stock markets keep stumbling - and how to be calm in a storm
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stock markets around the world saw huge falls this week, but is it a sign of more trouble ahead or j...
How far will interest rates fall - and what does it mean for you?
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Saving, investing, property and pensions: How to grow your wealth long-term
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Building up a savings pot and then investing to growing your wealth and provide a decent pension for...
Is being a Nimby really that bad - and what to do with awkward neighbours
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's official - we're complaining about our neighbours more, new data shows. When it comes to noise...
Have you got financial confidence - could it make you richer?
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel financially confident? When it comes to budgeting, saving, investing, and building your ...
What the Labour government means for your money
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All change, please. In a radical reshaping of the political landscape, Britain has elected a Labour ...
More of us are falling into the savings tax trap - is it fair?
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You find a decent paying savings account, diligently squirrel away your money, watch it grow… only...
Inflation is back on target, so is life about to get easier?
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation is back on target at 2 per cent. After the spike into double-digits that triggered talk of...
The manifesto episode: Do Labour, the Tories or the Lib Dems have the plan Britain need?
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s manifesto week and Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems have laid out their vision for ...
What does it take to win the Premium Bonds - and is it worth you trying?
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much do you need in Premium Bonds to win the jackpot? And if you haven’t maxed them out to th...
The consumer champion's guide to getting what you want
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is Money's consumer champion Helen Crane celebrated the 100th edition of her Crane on the Case ...
What could the general election mean for your money?
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Prime Minister put an end to all the speculation this week by giving us the date for the general...
The mystery of the stolen Nectar Points - and the loyalty card price sting
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Supermarket loyalty schemes have become even more of a big thing in recent years as the two giants T...
Should the Bank of England have cut interest rates instead of holding firm?
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Bank of England decided to hold the base rate for the sixth time in a row this week – but was ...
Mortgage rates are rising again - should we be worried?
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With not one but two mortgage spikes fresh in our minds, a flurry of rate rises have got home owners...
Is the FTSE 100 finally having its moment in the sun?
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can wait a long time for a FTSE 100 record high but for peak-starved British investors this week...
Is there a risk that inflation falls and then spikes again?
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
State pension boosted by 8.5% from this week - will it ever become means tested?
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Older people received another boost to the state pension this week taking the full rate to over £11...
Beware fixed-rate savings trap… and secrets from an Isa millionaire
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's a warning for savers who's fixed term deals are coming to an end - don't take your eye off t...
Is a 99% mortgage really that bad?
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The row over small deposit mortgage is the gift that keeps on giving. Hot on the heels of the Budge...
How to sort your pension and Isa before the tax year ends
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is less than a fortnight to go before the end of the tax year and that means it's time to sort...
Will the Bank of England cut rates as soon as people think?
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Bank of England held interest rates again this week as inflation dropped once more. So, are we o...
Are you about to have to pay for your bank account?
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Was the Budget too little, too late - and what will it mean for your money?
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Hunt bounced around delivering his Budget on Wednesday, proudly declaring his commitment to t...
Quick Budget reaction: Investing experts on the Chancellor's speech
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this bonus episode of the This is Money Podcast, Simon Lambert is joined by Charles Stanley Direc...